| San jiao (three burner / triple warmer) 三 焦 by: Joe Hing Kwok Chu
In TCM diagnostics, san jiao (three burners / triple warmer) refers to the internal parts of chest and abdomen area. Upper burner (shang jiao): above the diaphram area, which includes lungs, heart, windpipes and bronchii. Middle burner (zhong jiao):from diaphram to the navel area, which includes liver, gall bladder, spleen, and stomach. Lower burner (xia jiao): from navel below, in the abdomen area, which includes large and small intestines, bladder, kidney, uterus and ovaries.
三 焦﹕胸腹部 位 。 上焦﹕ 橫膈之上的胸腔部分，包 括 肺、心臟、氣管、支氣管等 中焦﹕ 橫膈之下到肚臍部分 ，包 括 肝、膽、脾、胃 下焦﹕ 肚臍以下的腹部，包 括大腸、小腸、膀胱、腎臟、子宮卵巢等
See also san jiao channel (meridian), also called san jiao. |